Sequential object recognition deficits in normal readers.
The present work examined the relationship between sequential object recognition and variations in normal reading ability. A group of normal readers completed a battery of tests examining nonverbal intelligence, rapid-automatized naming, reading ability, and an attentional blink (AB) task in which they were asked to identify two sequential targets embedded amongst distractors. Consistent with previous studies, all participants showed a significant AB, with second-target identification improving as inter-target interval increased. More critically, low-normal readers showed a larger AB than high-normal readers. Considered in context with earlier work, these results imply that the ability to allocate capacity-limited processing resources to sequential visual inputs is linked to reading proficiency across the range of both disabled and normal readers.
La Rocque
Cherie L
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University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada.
Visser
Troy A W
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001076:Aptitude / Q000502:physiology*; D054518:Attentional Blink; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D011601:Psychophysics; D011932:Reading